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Astrid Bowlby’s “Light” opens at Gallery Joe

Posted by Mia Breitkopf | September 29, 2010

“9.4.10 (A certain density)”, 2010, Ink on paper, 11 x 8.5 inches. Photo courtesy of Gallery Joe, Philadelphia.

Astrid Bowlby’s exhibition Light opened last weekend at Gallery Joe in Old City, Philadelphia. In her fourth solo show at Gallery Joe, Bowlby explores the ratio of dark to light.

“8.3.10 (A certain density, right)”, 2010, Ink on paper, 11 x 8 1/2 inches. Photo courtesy of Gallery Joe, Philadelphia.

In one section of the gallery, the Vault, five unframed drawings are composed of nine densely drawn layers of black ink. Bowlby, a 2005 Pew Fellow in the Arts, has completed over 20 drawings in this series, loosely titled  A certain density.

Astrid Bowlby
Light
now–November 13, 2010
Gallery Joe
302 Arch St.
Philadelphia
Open Wednesday–Saturday, 12–5:30 p.m. and by appointment

Learn more about Bowlby’s work and Light—read an excerpt of an essay written for this exhibition >
See Bowlby’s Pew Fellowships in the Arts page & find out more about Pew Fellowships >

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Labels:  astrid bowlby  drawing  gallery joe  pew fellowships in the arts 

Another chance to see “Chicken”

Posted by Mia Breitkopf | September 28, 2010

Photo by Jay Dunn

Did you miss Chicken at the Philadelphia Live Arts Festival?  You’ve got another chance to see the show Charlotte Ford developed and produced with the help of a 2009 Philadelphia Theatre Initiative grant.  Geoff Sobelle (2006 Pew Fellow in the Arts) directs two performances, Friday and Saturday at Bryn Mawr College’s Hepburn Theater. Read on for more info.

A nuclear-powered submarine carries three government workers in charge of a classified mission. Perhaps it’s the recycled air that has pushed them to pursue each other’s destruction. Devising absurd plots of revenge has become their greatest amusement. Chicken is an expressionistic clown play that magnifies our most intimate fears.

Chicken
Bryn Mawr College
Hepburn Theater, Goodhart Hall
Bryn Mawr
October 1 and 2, 2010 at 8 p.m.

Buy tickets >
Learn about Philadelphia Theatre Initiative’s 2009 grant to Charlotte Ford to develop and produce Chicken> 
See more about Geoff Sobelle, director of Chicken and 2006 Pew Fellow >

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Labels:  bryn mawr college performing arts series  charlotte ford  chicken  geoff sobelle  pew fellowships in the arts  philadelphia live arts festival  philadelphia theatre initiative  theatre 

Mutter Museum & Quay Brothers in the news

Posted by Mia Breitkopf | September 24, 2010

 

The College of Physicians Mütter Museum received a PEI grant in 2010 to commission Anatomica Aesthetica (working title), a new film by twin brothers and filmmakers Stephen and Timothy Quay, born in Norristown and graduates of The University of the Arts. The Museum granted the Quay Brothers access to their collections and library, asking them to create a film about anything they liked. WHYY recently reported on this project, and Philadelphia Weekly's Fall Arts Guide features an interview with the Quays in which Stephen Quay says, about the objects in the Museum, "They’re deadly but they’re also beautiful. That's what's frightening."

Read about PEI's 2010 grant to the College of Physicians for the Quay Brothers' project at the Mütter Museum >
 

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Labels:  college of physicians  film  mutter museum  quay brothers 

PTI Grantee Performance: “Macbeth”

Posted by Mia Breitkopf | September 22, 2010

After 31 seasons, The Wilma Theater presents its first-ever production of Shakespeare with an ambitious staging of Macbeth, the playwright’s final tragedy. Macbeth’s ambition to be King of Scotland leads him into a world of evil, deceit, and murder as he and Lady Macbeth succumb to savage drives. Featuring spectacular choreography and original music, this tale of power and madness will be unlike anything audiences have seen on The Wilma’s stage.

The Wilma Theater
265 South Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107
September 29–November 7, 2010
For showtimes and tickets, click here.

The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage funded this project through Philadelphia Theatre Initiative. Learn more >
Read about the importance of language in staging Shakespeare—an interview with Andrew Wade, the production’s vocal and text coach > 

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Labels:  blanka zizka  macbeth  philadelphia theatre initiative  the wilma theater 

“The Sun Also Rises (The Select)” in the New York Times

Posted by Mia Breitkopf | September 21, 2010

Photo by Alex McKnight

The New York Times reviewed The Sun Also Rises (The Select) on September 17. Philadelphia Live Arts Festival/Philly Fringe received a 2009 grant from the Center through the Philadelphia Theatre Initiative to bring Elevator Repair Service to Philadelphia to present this world premiere.

Read the New York Times review >
Find out more about Philadelphia Theatre Initiative grants >

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Labels:  elevator repair service  new york times  philadelphia live arts festival  philadelphia theatre initiative  world premiere